12-Year-Old Boy Graduates From College With Five Degrees

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One preteen boy is graduating from college with a whopping five degrees, which is amazing enough if you already have one.

The most awful thing is that he won't even be old enough to drink to celebrate.

By becoming the college's youngest-ever graduate, 12-year-old Clovis Hung in California has broken a previous record.

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In 2020, a 13-year-old graduate who had previously held the position served as an inspiration for Hung.

In reference to his outstanding accomplishment, Hung stated: "I also wanted to be the youngest graduate. I did not intend on defeating him.”

Song Choi, Hung's mother, withdrew him from public school in 2020 to enroll him in college since she was aware of his remarkable talent.

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She advised her son, quoting the late Steve Jobs, to "Stay hungry, stay foolish, and one more - always be humble to learn."

Hung nevertheless finds time to enjoy the typical day-to-day activities of a preteen boy despite the demanding workload that undoubtedly comes with being a child prodigy.

He said: "I play basketball five days a week and sometimes a whole week because I have games. I also play games like Minecraft and Roblox and I also have Civil Air Patrol and Boy Scouting."

He also loved to travel, and over his summer break, he flew to the Middle East to immerse himself in the region's rich history.

Hung, who already holds five degrees and is pursuing a sixth, plans to work in aerospace engineering, aviation, or pediatrics.

Lisa McPherson, the director of campus communications at Fullerton College, spoke about their youngest graduate: "We're an enrolment institution, and students that are K through eight - so before graduating high school - they can actually come to Fullerton College under a special process called special admit."

Hung intends to pursue post-graduate education in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields for an additional year.

After that, he'll head to school to pursue a master's degree and ultimately a Ph.D.

By the time he is eighteen, all of it will have occurred.

And he still won't be old enough to celebrate his efforts with a drink in the US.